Sanction Russian Nuclear Safety Violators Act of 2025
Latest action · Jan 16, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 16, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Sanction Russian Nuclear Safety Violators Act of 2025
This bill requires the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on foreign persons who endanger the integrity or safety of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine or who undermine Ukrainian operational control of the power plant. The bill provides certain exceptions to such sanctions (1) to comply with international obligations, (2) to provide humanitarian assistance, or (3) for those seeking to reestablish Ukrainian operational control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 16, 2025 to Oct 21, 2025; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Original | Jan 16, 2025 |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Original | Jan 16, 2025 |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Original | Jan 16, 2025 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Jan 16, 2025 |
| D-RI | Gabe Amo | Original | Jan 16, 2025 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Jan 16, 2025 |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Original | Jan 16, 2025 |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Original | Jan 16, 2025 |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Original | Jan 16, 2025 |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Original | Jan 16, 2025 |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Original | Jan 16, 2025 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Jan 16, 2025 |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Original | Jan 16, 2025 |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Feb 5, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Feb 27, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Mar 3, 2025 | |
| D-VA | James R. Walkinshaw | Sep 30, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Oct 21, 2025 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 16, 2025 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 16, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 16, 2025Introduced in House
- Jan 16, 2025Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 9, January 16, 2025, page H222.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R42853 | Nuclear Energy: Overview of Congressional Issues | Report | Oct 22, 2026 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the imposition of sanctions with respect to any foreign person endangering the integrity or safety of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Sanction Russian Nuclear Safety Violators Act of 2025
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 16, 2025Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
